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Action agency opens doors to political patronage risk
Washington report details how the new federal agency Action inherits 500 Peace Corps staff and faces pressure from Republicans to use political appointments. It notes internal debates over loyalty, morale, and the balance between volunteer service and partisan recruitment, with quotes from May, Newman, Mould, Crawl and Blatchford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps
Vista
Washington
Voluuteer
Agency of Action
Joseph Blafchford
Action
Sargent Shriver
Alan May
May
Fred Malek
Department of Interior
White House
Interior
Walter Hickel
Malek
Bob Finch
Finch
Nixon
Northern California
Citizens For Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Justice Department
White House Cabinet Committee On Education
Fred
Whew
Trvin
Connie Newman
Chris Mould
Kevin O'Donnell
Mould
Nick Crawl
Project Hope
Crawl
Blatchford